I have lived in New York for 15 years.

[Alice Chu]

Hello, dear teachers.
Could you please tell me if my understanding is correct? Thank you very much.

Some writers say present perfect tense used with for or since could mean a permanent action or state, and present perfect continuous tense used with for or since could mean a temporary action.

1. I have lived in New York for 15 years. I like the modern convenient city a lot.
Some writers think the words “have lived” indicate a permanent action, but I don’t think so because “have been living” can be used in this sentence, too. Could you please tell me your opinion about this?

2. I live in Paris, but I have been living with my parents in London since last year. I like both cities very much.
Could you please tell me if the words “have been living” indicate a temporary action?

3. I have been jogging a lot recently because I need to lose weight.
Could you please tell me if the words “have been jogging” indicate a temporary action?

 

[GoesStation]

Re: Could present perfect tense used with for or since mean a permanent action?

2. I live in Paris, but I have been living with my parents in London since last year.

The two statements are contradictory. You can add words or change a verb to fix this:

I normally/usually/used to live in Paris, but I've been living with my parents in London since last year.

I live in Paris, but I've been staying with my parents in London since last year.

 

[Rover_KE]

Alice, please note that I have changed your thread title.

'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'

 

[Tdol]

I would be more likely to use have been living for fifteen years if I were going to move somewhere else. Fifteen years is a lot of temporary. ;-)